1.   Although some questioned his commitment to civil rights, Ashcroft said he would continue a Justice Department study of racial disparities in the application of the death penalty.

2.   Another is the racial disparity in state and federal prosecutions.

3.   As is usual where such huge racial disparities occur, the disproportion is not just a reflection of some inherent cultural kink.

4.   Asked about capital punishment, Clinton expressed concern about racial disparities among those facing execution for federal crimes.

5.   At the same time, experts who study racial disparities in health say unconscious or subtle discrimination is almost certainly at work.

6.   Beyond remedying the racial disparity, the desegregation plan spurred some improvement in city schools, including renovation of buildings and the reduction of class sizes.

7.   Blacks responded with fresh statistics showing huge racial disparities in wealth.

8.   -- Urge groups you can influence to reduce racial disparities, lessen discrimination, and improve race relations.

9.   -- Participate in a community project to reduce racial disparities in opportunity and well-being.

10.   A study in the current New England Journal of Medicine points to a racial disparity.